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In computer programming, a forward declaration is a declaration of an identifier (denoting an entity such as a type, a variable, a constant, or a function) for which the programmer has not yet given a complete definition.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward declaration | is a | declaration of an identifier | 0.90 | text |
| a type | instance of | denoting an entity | 0.80 | text |
| a variable | instance of | denoting an entity | 0.80 | text |
| a constant | instance of | denoting an entity | 0.80 | text |
| or a function | instance of | denoting an entity | 0.80 | text |
| Forward declaration | related to Examples | In | 0.60 | section |
| Forward declaration | related to Examples | After | 0.60 | section |
| Forward declaration | related to Examples | The | 0.60 | section |
| Forward declaration | related to Forward reference | The | 0.60 | section |
| Forward declaration | related to Forward reference | However | 0.60 | section |
| Forward declaration | related to Forward reference | Thus | 0.60 | section |
| Forward declaration | related to Forward reference | Pascal | 0.60 | section |
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